Drainage device



March 2 1926. 1,575,261

C. B. FOSTER DRAINAGE DEVICE Original Filed 8, 1917 INVENTOR by Msafl-orney MEMMJ Patented Mar. 2, 1926. 9

CHARLES B. FOSTER, OF INDIANAZEQLIB, INDIANA.

DRAINAGE mwrcn.

Original application filed December E i -1917, Serial No. 206,591,Divided and this application glad July 17,1923. Serial $0,653,055.

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Be it known that 1, CHARLES B. Fos'rER, a citizen of the Iolni-tedStates, residing at Indianapolis. in the county of Marion and State ofIndiana, have invented new and useful. Impriwements in Drainage Devices;

and 1, do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reterenlce being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference refer to likereceptacle which will permit of a continu one change of water or washingfluid in said receptacle while maintaining a given level of liquidwith-in the receptacle.

Another object is to provide :a draining device which will maintain anyone of a plurality-of levels of liquid within the receptacle as-.desired, ,whi'le the liquid runs A further object is to provide meansin a draining device which, while permitting of draining 011 1 5116liquid within the receptacle drained, at fij given height, can he setfor fully draining 011 all the liquid within the receptacle.

My invention consists in certain construction, one embodiment of whichis illustrated in the drawings, is hereinafter described,

and what I claim is set forth.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a washin receptacle or sink,similar to that shown 1 my Patent Number 1,461,979 of July 17, 1923,Serial Number 206,291, showing the draining device connected therewith.

Figure 2 is another sectional elevation of the draining device, showingthe position of the parts, when draining from the bot,-

m o the wa hing rec ptacle- Figure 3 iss el a ion of the er par drainingdevice, showing the po i ion of the parts, whenkdraining from the upperof the two levels, at which it is possible .to maintain a level ofvchanging liquid within the washing receptacle, by the draining dew viceshown,

Fig e 1 i -a p sp c ive of t e drain levers for adjusting the draintubes, when fining the level .of the liquid within the washingreceptacle.

Fi ure is a sectional elevation of the drain lev rs in am re a ive po ii n a ho n in Figure 4,.

In the figures, '1 is the washing recep- .taele orsi-uk, having legs 2',a drain board c ver a p i-tainted cov 4, and a w l casing 5. Thedraining device 6 has ,atuhur lar easing f7 terminating in a valve body8, from which leads a drain pipe -9, .conneicted with the sewer. Aninclined drain pipe 10, connects the well casin ,5 with the valve body8- An overflow pipe 11 con uects the upper part of the washingreceptacle or sink 1 with the casing 7,. l

Governing the outfl w from thegbody .8, dir tly int t nin 2 i a hollowalve 12, which engages the valve seat 13.. Up standing from the valve'12 and passing therethrough, is the tube 14, within the 7. ater risingwithin the casing 7, next to the tube 1 1, can find its out through thetube 14:, down from the top, into the pipe ,9. Another tube concentricwitlr thetube 1 1, and longer than it, is adapted to seat upon-the valve12 and is loosely positioned between the tubal-i and the casing 7, Themeans which I provide for governing the vertical positions of the tube1.5,, and the tube 1 1, with its valve 1 2, are mounted upon the cap 16,and consists of the following parts: Two posts 17, in tegral with thecap 16 form bearing supports for two levers 18 and 19 pivoted at 20thereon. The lever 18 is pivoted on the outside of the posts 17 whilethe lever 19 is pivoted upon the inside of the posts 17. These leverscan be turned, independent of one another, to one side or the other ofthe posts 17.

Connecting the lever 18 to the tube 15 are the rods 21, which arepivoted upon the arms 22 of the lever 18. Similarly, arms 23 standingatan angle with the body of the lever 19, are connected by rods 24 withthe valve tube 14. ,A lip 25 on the lever 19 permits of easiermanipulation. The lever 18 is designed to rest upon the cap 16, whilefor the upholding position of the lever 19, a short rod 26, fixed in thesides of the lever 19 is positioned to rest against the rod 24.

In operation, suppose it is desired to dram the well casing 5 throughthe pipe into the pipe 9 leading to the sewer, then the levers 18 and 19are posit-ionedas shown in Figures 2, 4 and 5, whereby the rods 21 and28 hold up the tubes and 14, holding up the valve 12 as shown in Figure2, allowing drainage from the pipe 10, through the valve body 8 and itsvalve seat 13 into the pipe 9.

Suppose on the other hand it is desired to maintain a high level in thesink during a flow therethrough, then, with the levers 18 and 19 turnedto the opposite side of the posts 17, to what they are shown in Flgures2, 4 and 5, the valve 12 will be .down upon the seat 13 and the tube 15Wlll rest upon the top of the valve 12, sealing oil any outflow andliquid coming through the pipe 10 into the valve body 8. Liquid willrise between the tube 15 and the casing 7 until it reaches the top ofthe tube 15 and there it will drain inside, filling the space betweentubes 15 and 14 and will flow down the tube 14 from its top directlyinto the pipe 9.

If it is desired to maintain a lower level in the sink 1 during a flowtherethrough, say a level governed by the height of the tube 14, thenthe levers 18 and 19 are positioned on opposite sides of the posts 17,whereby the lever 18 holds up the tube 15, freeing it from the valve 12,as shown in Figure 1,,and the lever 19 being turned to lower the tube14, the valve 12 rests upon its seat 13, and liquid coming from the pipe10, finds its way up between the tube 15 and the casing 7, and spillsinto the, top of the tube.14 and drops down into the pipe 9.

The liquid in the sink 1 remains at approximately the height it runs oifinto the top of either tube 1.4 or 15 as the case may be,'while liquidruns into the sink.

Any number of tubes of different heights, all, adapted to rest and sealupon the valve 12, besides the tube 14 which passes through the valve12, may be used for a greater number of maintained heights of flowthrough the sink 1, it means are provided to manipulate the varioustubes individually. Hence I do not wish to be confined to the oneembodiment of my invention herein shown and described.

I claim.

1. A draining device connected with a receptacle comprising a valvebody, a casing in open connection with said body, a pipe connecting saidreceptacle with said body for draining said receptacle, a valve seat onsaid body forming a draining exit, a valve for said seat, a tube passingthrough said valve and fixed thereto, said tube extending part way upinto said casing, a second tube, longer than the first mentioned tube,between said casing and said first mentioned tube, spaced from thelatter and from said casing, said second tube being adapted to seat uponsaid valve, to close its lower end, means for positioning said tubeswith respect to one another and with respect to said valve and its seat.

2. A draining device connected with a receptacle, comprising a valvebody, a pipe connecting said receptacle with said body, a tubular casingopening into said body and extending above the same to nearly the toplevel of said receptacle, a valve within said body, a plurality of tubesof difierent lengths spaced concentric to one another within saidcasing, and a means for raising each of said tubes, independent of oneanother and with respect to said valve, whereby said receptacle may bedrained off at different levels or drained entirely.

3. In a drainage device having two spaced and concentric tubes closableat the bottom by a valve from connection with a drain, means for raisingand holding each tube, comprising a support, two levers concentricallypivoted to said support, a rod connecting one of said levers to one ofsaid tubes, another rod connecting the other lever with the other tube,and other means against which said levers rest, when holding said tubesin their uppermost position.

CHARLES B. FOSTER.

